Financial Accountant at The People Practice

Our client is looking to hire a talented Financial Accountant who will be responsible for running the accounting and financial activities of the company. This role involves daily analysis of transactions, balancing of accounts and reconciliations needed to scale up the business and have a big impact on the finance department.

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for handling daily accounting tasks such as preparation and posting of receipts, deposits, purchase orders, invoices and other standard tasks.
• Ensure daily balancing of transactions and account reconciliations.
• Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports
• Preparing weekly cash flow statements, and controlling expenditure and cash flow
• Support Preparation of the Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements;
• Responsible for ensuring all bills passed by card provider and processor are accurate by matching them with the number of cards and transactions for the period in view.
• Ensure all statutory filings such as PAYE, CIT, VAT and WHT and prepared and filed on a timely basis
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts
• Collecting and analyzing data, which is then used in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates
• Collaborate with auditors to ensure seamless audit procedures and deliver financial accounts within stipulated timelines
• Use technology to streamline and amplify our finance capabilities
• Learn new technologies and transform your learnings into applicable tools to benefit our growth ambitions.
• Carry out any other assigned tasks for the purpose of preparing monthly management accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in a Finance role; Finance industry experience highly preferred.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with experience in financial reporting and complex reconciliations.
• Ability to identify cause and effect relationships while making data-driven recommendations in a structured manner.

Must have skills

• Excellent problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced work environment
• Good to have skills